Tech and Gadget Overstock’s Medici Ventures Acquires Stake in Agricultural Blockchain Firm Dec 5, 2018 Medici Ventures, the blockchain venture arm of Overstock.com Inc., has purchased $2.5 million in equity in agricultural blockchain project…
Tech and Gadget Experian leads US$10M funding in Malaysian fintech firm Jirnexu Dec 5, 2018 Jirnexu’s existing investor, SBI Group, also participated in the round Liew Ooi Hann, Co-Founder of Jirnexu & CEO of RinggitPlus.com; Yuen…
Computing Coinbase’s Former Fraud Lead Has Left to Join Tech Firm Twilio Dec 5, 2018 One of Coinbase’s earliest employees, risk operations manager Rees Atlas, has left the Silicon Valley cryptocurrency exchange – and the blockchain…
Social Media Facebook quietly hired Republican strategy firm Targeted Victory Dec 1, 2018 Facebook is still reeling from the revelation that it hired an opposition research firm with close ties to the Republican party, but its relationship…
Social Media Concern grows at Tory link to US lobby firm in Facebook smear scandal Nov 26, 2018 The Conservative party is under pressure to reveal details about its relationship with the London arm of a US lobbying firm accused of smear tactics…
Artificial intelligence Apple acquires AI software firm Nov 26, 2018 Apple has reportedly acquired the AI startup Silk Labs as the Cupertino-based tech giant looks to expand its artificial intelligence and smart home…
Computing Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer Is Leaving for a Major VC Firm Nov 24, 2018 U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is reportedly losing another senior executive. According to a Bloomberg report Wednesday, its chief…
Innovation Facebook’s Sandberg details company’s ties to PR firm | Innovation Nov 23, 2018 Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, on Wednesday revised her account of her knowledge of Facebook’s relationship with Definers…
Computing Data Research Firm: 96 Percent of Companies That Exist Today Will Fail in 10 Years | Crypto Nov 18, 2018 Anyone involved in marketing knows the adage as old as advertising itself: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t…
Tech and Gadget Malaysian cybersecurity firm Securemetric raises US$4M through IPO | Digital Asia Nov 13, 2018 Securemetric and its subsidiaries offer digital security products and solutions mainly across Southeast Asian countries Malaysian digital security…